1. The Impact of Prison Opening on Employment in Rural America Open Access Author: Zhang, Yiwen Title: The Impact of Prison Opening on Employment in Rural America Graduate Program: Criminology Keywords: mass incarcerationprison expansionrural economyemployment File: Download Master_Thesis_-_Yiwen_Zhang_092520__Final_.pdf Committee Members: Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEric P Baumer, Committee MemberJeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee MemberEric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair